Charges won't be issued for hit on Duxbury High player

A clerk magistrate from Plymouth District Court ruled that that
no charges would be issued against Scituate’s Alex Way for
his devastating hit on Duxbury High’s Tucker Hannon in a game
on Jan. 7 at The Bog ice arena in Kingston.

Hannon took a pass from a teammate in Scituate’s zone and
fired off a shot before being laid out on a crushing check by Way,
leaving him down on the ice, covering his head in pain.

After being diagnosed with a concussion, Hannon’s parents
sought to press criminal charges against Way for the hit.

Both players spoke with the media after Clerk Magistrate Philip
McCue made his ruling in a closed hearing.

“I’m sorry Tucker got a concussion,” Way told
the Boston Globe. “And I’m sorry it got to this
point.”

Hannon stressed that he didn’t want to see things escalate
to this level and that all he ever really wanted was for the
Scituate player to express his remorse of the incident.

“I don’t think it should’ve been brought to
court,” said Hannon, who still suffers occasional headaches
and missed over a month of school due to the hit. “The
apology was accepted.”

According to the Globe, both boys also play lacrosse and will be
squaring off against one another in May.

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